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CBO details problems with guessing impact of Obamacare mandate

By Robert King
Published September 15, 2017 5:47pm ET
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CBO details problems with guessing impact of Obamacare mandate
They still had hope that an amendment they are working on could act as a vehicle to repeal and replace portions of Obamacare. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) | Jacquelyn Martin

The Congressional Budget Office on Friday acknowledged the challenges it has in projecting how repealing Obamacare would affect insurance coverage.

The nonpartisan agency on Friday released a presentation on how it figures out the impact of Obamacare’s individual mandate on coverage, a few days after a new Obamacare overhaul bill was announced that seeks to repeal the law’s individual and employer mandates. The CBO is reviewing the bill and is expected to issue an estimate of its effect on insurance coverage and the deficit in the coming weeks.

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